Penpals, Scrapbookers, Postcard Artists and Other Creative Types

[clay]

1. clay (wrangler)received

2. nanners.............received

3. GeorgiaMa'am.......received

4. GEMME!!!...............received

5. nycfem/Jennifer.......received

6. CCB..........received

7. Bèsame*........enroute


Thank you Georgia Ma'am....I got your package today....I LOVE mine.......thank you! Great artwork!

[GeorgiaMa'am]

Originally Posted by clay

1. clay (wrangler)received

2. nanners.............received

3. GeorgiaMa'am.......received

4. GEMME!!!...............received

5. nycfem/Jennifer.......received

6. CCB..........received

7. Bèsame*........enroute


Thank you Georgia Ma'am....I got your package today....I LOVE mine.......thank you! Great artwork!

I'm so relieved it arrived safe and sound! And I'm so glad you like it!

[clay]

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1. clay (wrangler)received

2. nanners.............received

3. GeorgiaMa'am.......received

4. GEMME!!!...............received

5. nycfem/Jennifer.......received

6. CCB..........received

7. Bèsame*........received.....

NOTE:I now have ALL the zentangles in my hands! I will mail them out next week Friday.

I have an appointment this afternoon, and one or two every single day of next week....I have some "health issues" that are a priority...so please be patient with me & I will get them in mail next Friday for sure.....

I am not able to "peek" at three of the crafters's projects as they are sealed in envelopes individually.......that is a perk of wrangling...for me anyway.. I get to see ALL the crafty goodies....but not this time....

Thanks everyone.....you all did a fantastic job.....I LOVE all of mine....

[Kätzchen]

I hope it's okay to pop in and ask for advice, tonight. I'm trying to come up with ways to make my room dividers take on the ambiance of stained glass windows and I think I might have found a solution, but I need a titch of advice.

I was given flags of two types of colors, lots of flags. And because the flag material is light and brightly colored, I thought what I could do is cut the material of the flags into pieces that fit into each section of the room dividers, yet leave certain sections un-colored, so it takes on the effect of stained glass windows. Or, in some certain sections, I could combine the two colored so it looks like a shade of deep violet type purple, to add more depth to the stained glass window effect, as the brilliant sunshine filters through the room dividers.

My question centers around the type of glue I should use to attach to each section of each square in the room dividers. Will fabric glue be strong enough over time, to hold the material in place? Or should I get a certain type of glue to use to adhere the material to the material that is already part of the room dividers???

My goal is to attach the pre-cut pieces of flag material to each section, just around the perimeter of each square-like section, so the material lays naturally, and not damaged by the method of attachment.

So I thought I'd ask crafter's in our online group of pen pal/crafter's to see what kind of recommendations or ideas you have, that might work for my crafting project.

Thanks in advance for any helpful ideas you might have!

[nycfem]

Katzchen, we miss you in this thread! Good to hear from you! Hope you'll join a project again when you are all settled.

Gemme, I am intrigued by these art auctions. How do we find them on Facebook?

[candy_coated_bitch]

Originally Posted by Kätzchen

I hope it's okay to pop in and ask for advice, tonight. I'm trying to come up with ways to make my room dividers take on the ambiance of stained glass windows and I think I might have found a solution, but I need a titch of advice.

I was given flags of two types of colors, lots of flags. And because the flag material is light and brightly colored, I thought what I could do is cut the material of the flags into pieces that fit into each section of the room dividers, yet leave certain sections un-colored, so it takes on the effect of stained glass windows. Or, in some certain sections, I could combine the two colored so it looks like a shade of deep violet type purple, to add more depth to the stained glass window effect, as the brilliant sunshine filters through the room dividers.

My question centers around the type of glue I should use to attach to each section of each square in the room dividers. Will fabric glue be strong enough over time, to hold the material in place? Or should I get a certain type of glue to use to adhere the material to the material that is already part of the room dividers???

My goal is to attach the pre-cut pieces of flag material to each section, just around the perimeter of each square-like section, so the material lays naturally, and not damaged by the method of attachment.

So I thought I'd ask crafter's in our online group of pen pal/crafter's to see what kind of recommendations or ideas you have, that might work for my crafting project.

Thanks in advance for any helpful ideas you might have!

Aleene's tacky glue should do the trick. It's pretty strong.

[Gemme]

Originally Posted by nycfem

Katzchen, we miss you in this thread! Good to hear from you! Hope you'll join a project again when you are all settled.

Gemme, I am intrigued by these art auctions. How do we find them on Facebook?

To be honest, I stumbled across it as one of my online friends was connected to it and it popped up on my feed, so I can't say for certain. Maybe a search?

[Lizdoyle83dance]

Hi ☺️ I’ve often thought of writing women who are incarcerated. Sometimes I just feel bad for women from our community who are imprisoned. Perhaps I would share photos of me, like a pen pal sort of thing. I would love to do something like this if anyone knows who I could write or reach out to?

[nycfem]

Here's a link for LGBT pen pals in prison:

http://www.blackandpink.org/pen-pals/

Originally Posted by Lizdoyle83dance

Hi ☺️ I’ve often thought of writing women who are incarcerated. Sometimes I just feel bad for women from our community who are imprisoned. Perhaps I would share photos of me, like a pen pal sort of thing. I would love to do something like this if anyone knows who I could write or reach out to?

[nycfem]

Reading more about Black and Pink and saw this from an article cited on wikipedia:

"Black and Pink is an open family of LGBT prisoners and free world allies who support each other. The pen-pal project is an opportunity for people on the outside to correspond, build relationships with, and help take part in harm reduction practices with the 3,000 queer and trans folks who are part of our incarcerated family. The letters themselves function as a harm reduction tool. When people's names are read out from the mail room, prison guards and other prisoners can hear individuals’ names, so everyone else knows that this person has some element of support on the outside. If they were to harass them, sexually assault them, or abuse them by preventing them from getting their hormones or HIV medications, they know there’s going to be consequences and we will fight for these people."

Powerful stuff.

[FireSignFemme]

I don't know if the Prisoner Correspondence Project based out of Canada is still running strong but their website remains up. It contains some pretty good information, things to consider when thinking about writing to someone who is incarcerated. https://prisonercorrespondenceproject.com/

[clay]

Eager to hear what our next venture will be....and who will wrangler it....

[nanners]

OMG! OMG! OMG! They are doing a segment on Sunday morning on CBS about post secrets! I know when you see this it will be over, but you can usually find segments online from the show. It’s really pretty cool! CBS on Sunday morning also has a Facebook page...I have liked and followed that page, and I see the segments are posted on Facebook too.

[Gemme]

I can't wait to see what everyone did!

[clay]

Hey everyone:

THANK YOU ALL so much for your patience with me this week.

I have had at least 2 appointments every.day.this.week.

I was taking a "prep" for 3 days, a test another day, and a post day of prep....so had to stick by the apartment very closely!

Anyway, your deliciousnesses will be in your hands by Monday, according to the P.O.

Have a great weekend peoples...I love you all....

[candy_coated_bitch]

Thanks, clay!!!! I can't wait!

[clay]

CCB & Nanners, yours are out for delivery today!

Gemme..says your package is "arriving late" but showing today delivery?
Georgia Ma'am, Besame'..expect today...

nycfem...expect tomorrow...

[Gemme]

Originally Posted by clay

CCB & Nanners, yours are out for delivery today!

Gemme..says your package is "arriving late" but showing today delivery?
Georgia Ma'am, Besame'..expect today...

nycfem...expect tomorrow...

Did you send it USPS or UPS or FedEx?

[clay]

Originally Posted by Gemme

Did you send it USPS or UPS or FedEx?

All went by USPS!!

[candy_coated_bitch]

I got my zentangles today!!! They are ALL fabulous and I appreciate each and every one and am entirely impressed with all of you!